An automated food waste processing system including an enclosure secured to prevent unauthorized access to contents contained therein, the enclosure including a plurality of exterior walls and a food waste processing system housed within the enclosure. The food waste processing system including an imaging system configured to capture a plurality of images of the food waste and the non-biodegradable material received by the sorting receptacle, a processing system configured to process the plurality of images using a trained neural network to identify at least plastic waste and metal waste as the non-biodegradable material when included in the food waste input stream as received by the sorting receptacle, and a sorting system configured to, in response to instructions received from the processing system, automatically locate and remove the non-biodegradable material from the sorting receptacle to create a bio-degradable input stream to the anaerobic digester.

An automated food waste processing system including an enclosure secured to prevent unauthorized access to contents contained therein, the enclosure including a plurality of exterior walls and a food waste processing system housed within the enclosure. The food waste processing system including an imaging system configured to capture a plurality of images of the food waste and the non-biodegradable material received by the sorting receptacle, a processing system configured to process the plurality of images using a trained neural network to identify at least plastic waste and metal waste as the non-biodegradable material when included in the food waste input stream as received by the sorting receptacle, and a sorting system configured to, in response to instructions received from the processing system, automatically locate and remove the non-biodegradable material from the sorting receptacle to create a bio-degradable input stream to the anaerobic digester.

The proposed solution relates to a method and a device for composting organic material, e.g. a corpse, using a composting container. In this case, it can be provided that at least one of before and during storage of the composting container for a predetermined composting time in each case predetermined amounts of at least one of liquid and oxygen are filled into the composting container, and during the storage at least one rotation of the composting container takes place about an axis of rotation which is non-parallel to an effective direction of a weight force acting on the composting container, and the content of the composting container is held during storage, for a predetermined composting time, in a predetermined temperature range, via at least one heating element.

The proposed solution relates to a method and a device for composting organic material, e.g. a corpse, using a composting container. In this case, it can be provided that at least one of before and during storage of the composting container for a predetermined composting time in each case predetermined amounts of at least one of liquid and oxygen are filled into the composting container, and during the storage at least one rotation of the composting container takes place about an axis of rotation which is non-parallel to an effective direction of a weight force acting on the composting container, and the content of the composting container is held during storage, for a predetermined composting time, in a predetermined temperature range, via at least one heating element.

Various embodiments are described herein for an apparatus that implements one or methods for producing compost. The method may include receiving waste in a composting apparatus, the waste having a first moisture content; pre-treating the waste to produce pre-treated waste; storing the pre-treated waste into a storage chamber for a pretreatment time period to produce stored waste; and composting the stored waste in a compost chamber to produce a batch of output compost having a second moisture content, wherein the second moisture content is less than the first moisture content.

Various embodiments are described herein for an apparatus that implements one or methods for producing compost. The method may include receiving waste in a composting apparatus, the waste having a first moisture content; pre-treating the waste to produce pre-treated waste; storing the pre-treated waste into a storage chamber for a pretreatment time period to produce stored waste; and composting the stored waste in a compost chamber to produce a batch of output compost having a second moisture content, wherein the second moisture content is less than the first moisture content.

Various embodiments are described herein for an apparatus that implements one or methods for producing compost. The method may include receiving waste in a composting apparatus, the waste having a first moisture content; pre-treating the waste to produce pre-treated waste; storing the pre-treated waste into a storage chamber for a pretreatment time period to produce stored waste; and composting the stored waste in a compost chamber to produce a batch of output compost having a second moisture content, wherein the second moisture content is less than the first moisture content.

Various embodiments are described herein for an apparatus that implements one or methods for producing compost. The method may include receiving waste in a composting apparatus, the waste having a first moisture content; pre-treating the waste to produce pre-treated waste; storing the pre-treated waste into a storage chamber for a pretreatment time period to produce stored waste; and composting the stored waste in a compost chamber to produce a batch of output compost having a second moisture content, wherein the second moisture content is less than the first moisture content.

The present invention relates to an organic matter biodigester comprising a tank that has an organic matter inlet, a first connection arranged in an upper portion of the tank and a second connection arranged in the lower portion of the tank. Furthermore, said tank also has a biogas outlet and a lower surface configured to rest on a support surface. Furthermore, the lower portion of the tank is at a shorter distance from the support surface compared to the upper portion of the tank. Said organic matter biodigester also comprises a manual pump with a pump inlet connected in the second connection, and a pump outlet connected in the first connection of the tank. The pump is configured to recirculate the organic matter inside the tank from the second connection towards the first connection; and a porous layer arranged inside the tank.

The present invention relates to an organic matter biodigester comprising a tank that has an organic matter inlet, a first connection arranged in an upper portion of the tank and a second connection arranged in the lower portion of the tank. Furthermore, said tank also has a biogas outlet and a lower surface configured to rest on a support surface. Furthermore, the lower portion of the tank is at a shorter distance from the support surface compared to the upper portion of the tank. Said organic matter biodigester also comprises a manual pump with a pump inlet connected in the second connection, and a pump outlet connected in the first connection of the tank. The pump is configured to recirculate the organic matter inside the tank from the second connection towards the first connection; and a porous layer arranged inside the tank.